and i have a lot of confidence in the witnesses, especially thomas pickering and bill burns. obviously we still want the secretary of state to testify. but, wolf, there are many unanswered questions ranging from the talking points and what -- why classified information was not used, which would've changed the entire narrative to what was the president and the secretary of state doing? why was the warning -- why were the warnings ignored? both before and during? why would dod, department of defense military capability available over a seven-hour period? there's a long list of questions that need to be answered. so i still think we need an independent commission. but i -- but i appreciate the testimony today. >> an independent commission beyond this report that ambassador pickering and admiral mullen helped put together. what specifically do you want to hear from the secretary of state hillary clinton when she testifies supposedly mid-january some time? >> well, among other things, what did she know about these warnings? these constant warnings that she received as late as augu